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Made for painters, by painters (bullshit)

Ok this isn't really aimed at anyone imparticular but i want to know what other painters reckon of this shit......

Ok what the fuck is with companies saying shit like made by painters for painters, if it were really made by painters, for painters then why the fuck would paint be sooo damn expensive. dont you reckon that is just opportunistic bullshit and sounds more like it should be, made by suckers for suckers. Look how gay does graffiti get when people commercialise it so much as to try and make a profit off others own good times. This doesn't just extend to paint brands but also other getting profit by selling graffiti and pocketing the funds. What type of true painter would jack up prises of paint and try to rip of his friends and families?? When will this shit end. When will people stop commercialising graffiti and not giving props to writers who deserve the credit.

I would like to see others comments on this same topic and what you believe a resolution could be.

do you expect FUBU to be cheap too? the for writers paint- in my experience- is much better paint... and simply because of how magic ol capitalism works, if it's a good product, then people will want it, so why not charge the hell out of them? it would definately be nice if the stuff were cheaper, but as long as there's a demand it never will be...

yeh it is much better but fuck starting out the prices were a bit steep then with tax they got a bit more expensive but now its just bullshit, Its gone from like $10 a can to many being like $16-$17 bucks a can. With some of those cans for other shit being like over $20 bucks. Ok i dont complain that they are a lil more expensive but farkk not all of us have the $$$$$$$

Originally posted by daus Im just tired of everyone complaining about how expensive European paint is. If its too expensive then don't buy it, you wont have to complain about getting ripped.

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my thoughts exactly. dont underestimate how much is added by shipping either. I've heard how dirt cheap it is in the source countries....most places overseas dont order in a large enough volume to make it cheap to ship. Plus "graff stores" tend to be real steep on the markups. Bottom line is dont buy it if you dont like it....

yeah man, here in this part of canada it's mad expensive but whatever that's import shit so i just get cheap shit and stay happy...... but eh, i was in Hungary workin for 3 bones an hour and i couldnt buy that "by writers for writers paint" which costed about 7 bones. i ain't gonna rack from a hiphop store either. and only they got it...

oh, check this though. i bought a tall boy can of some thick destructive black that'll cut any chrome right and listen, this can had a picture of a trainyard on it and on top the can it said 'Bombin paint"..... that's ridiculous. well, i just never seen that shit before in my life.

same here,at least most of the time.."made by writers,for writers" is what they say so wannabes just starting think "oh shit,see i can be a real writer if i get real writers paint"...and of course its mostly little rich ids

same here,at least most of the time.."made by writers,for writers" is what they say so wannabes just starting think "oh shit,see i can be a real writer if i get real writers paint"...and of course its mostly little rich ids

I personnaly don't think euro paint is worth it. I bought a can of montana and a can of belton at $14AUS each just to see what the hype was all about. Sure i'ts good paint but when it comes down to it it's style and skill that really makes a piece not the paint.